Theme: Personal Effectiveness
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7 Characteristics of Resilient People: Bitesize
Learning and Development bitesize resources are short and high impact; including videos, quick tips guides and interactive bitesize modules. Develop your skills and knowledge quickly, easily, when you need. They complement face to face events and more in-depth online modules.
This Professional Services Development Programme Level 2 (previously the Administrator Development Programme, ADP), for generalist and specialist administrators draws on the expertise of senior figures in the University and provides up to date information on the various strands and issues of University strategy and governance. The programme includes some key skills development, a group project, and offers a valuable opportunity to network with professional service colleagues from the UAS and other departments and institutions.
- You need to meet the selection criteria for the programme and complete an application form for the programme.
- Applications will require approval by your line manager and will then be reviewed and prioritised by School Secretary, Head of Division and Head of Institution, Registrary as appropriate.
- Please see further information about key themes and speakers on the programme brochure.
- Applications typically open in May each year.
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| Thu 10 Oct 2024 | 10:00 | Not bookable |
Better Decision Making: Bitesize
Learning and Development bitesize resources are short and high impact; including videos, quick tips guides and interactive bitesize modules. Develop your skills and knowledge quickly, easily, when you need. They complement face to face events and more in-depth online modules.
Learning and Development bitesize resources are short and high impact; including videos, quick tips guides and interactive bitesize modules. Develop your skills and knowledge quickly, easily, when you need. They complement face to face events and more in-depth online modules.
The Staff Review and Development (SRD) process provides the opportunity for supervisors, managers and academics to engage in constructive discussion with their staff or academic colleagues about current and future work and their personal and career development.
This online course, including visual, audio and filmed material, will focus on an overview of the process, practical advice and useful reminders of good practice to help you to make the most of SRD. You will need a PC, Mac or tablet device.
Please make a booking to receive instructions about how to access the online course.
Exercise - Get Creative: Bitesize
Learning and Development bitesize resources are short and high impact; including videos, quick tips guides and interactive bitesize modules. Develop your skills and knowledge quickly, easily, when you need. They complement face to face events and more in-depth online modules.
Learning and Development bitesize resources are short and high impact; including videos, quick tips guides and interactive bitesize modules. Develop your skills and knowledge quickly, easily, when you need. They complement face to face events and more in-depth online modules.
Mentoring can be a really effective tool in helping people to develop their professional lives and careers, in both roles of mentor and mentee.
This interactive workshop is designed to give an overview and introduction to mentoring, informing participants about what mentoring is and giving them the opportunity to explore the key benefits for mentors and mentees. There will be the opportunity to learn some key skills needed to both mentor and be mentored effectively, and to become familiar with some simple models, tools and techniques to support the mentoring partnership to maximise its value and impact.
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Effective risk management enables the University to identify, assess and seize opportunities which assist in the delivery of its objectives and improve its performance, whilst protecting the reputation and sustainability of the University. The University is committed to ensuring that it has a robust and comprehensive system of risk management in line with the requirements of the Office for Students.
This interactive tutorial provides an introduction to the principles of risk management at the University of Cambridge. The course will give you an introduction to risk management, help you to understand why risk management is necessary and point to some practical tools and guidance to support you in managing risks.
A LinkedIn Learning course on Building your Resilience, curated by Learning and Development.
This is provided by the University of Cambridge subscription to LinkedIn Learning.
Please note that your training record on LinkedIn Learning will not currently be available via your training record within the University Training Booking System (UTBS).
A LinkedIn Learning course on Effective and Assertive Communication, curated by Learning and Development.
This is provided by the University of Cambridge subscription to LinkedIn Learning.
Please note that your training record on LinkedIn Learning will not currently be available via your training record within the University Training Booking System (UTBS).
A LinkedIn Learning course on Effective Meetings, curated by Learning and Development.
This is provided by the University of Cambridge subscription to LinkedIn Learning.
Please note that your training record on LinkedIn Learning will not currently be available via your training record within the University Training Booking System (UTBS).
A LinkedIn Learning course on Influencing and Negotiating, curated by Learning and Development.
This is provided by the University of Cambridge subscription to LinkedIn Learning.
Please note that your training record on LinkedIn Learning will not currently be available via your training record within the University Training Booking System (UTBS).
LinkedIn Learning resources on Project Management, curated by University of Cambridge project managers.
This is provided by the University of Cambridge subscription to LinkedIn Learning.
Please note that your training record on LinkedIn Learning will not currently be available via your training record within the University Training Booking System (UTBS).
A LinkedIn Learning course on Staff Review and Development, curated by Learning and Development.
This is provided by the University of Cambridge subscription to LinkedIn Learning.
Please note that your training record on LinkedIn Learning will not currently be available via your training record within the University Training Booking System (UTBS).
A LinkedIn Learning course on Team Working, curated by Learning and Development.
This is provided by the University of Cambridge subscription to LinkedIn Learning.
Please note that your training record on LinkedIn Learning will not currently be available via your training record within the University Training Booking System (UTBS).
Mentoring - 5Cs Model: Bitesize
Learning and Development bitesize resources are short and high impact; including videos, quick tips guides and interactive bitesize modules. Develop your skills and knowledge quickly, easily, when you need. They complement face to face events and more in-depth online modules.
Learning and Development bitesize resources are short and high impact; including videos, quick tips guides and interactive bitesize modules. Develop your skills and knowledge quickly, easily, when you need. They complement face to face events and more in-depth online modules.
Minute taking is not usually about writing a verbatim record of what is said but it is about understanding why minutes are required and recognising what is important to record.
This course is an introductory guide for anyone who is required to take minutes. It does not cover the additional skills required to take minutes at University committee meetings.
Learning and Development bitesize resources are short and high impact; including videos, quick tips guides and interactive bitesize modules. Develop your skills and knowledge quickly, easily, when you need. They complement face to face events and more in-depth online modules.
Learning and Development bitesize resources are short and high impact; including videos, quick tips guides and interactive bitesize modules. Develop your skills and knowledge quickly, easily, when you need. They complement face to face events and more in-depth online modules.
Springboard is for women staff and graduate students, and those who identify as women, who want to take control, become more assertive, increase their confidence & build themselves a more positive attitude in both their work and home lives.
The programme gives you the time to reflect, share and most importantly, set achievable personal and professional goals for now and the future.
Key areas covered include communication skills, assertiveness, self confidence, improving your work/life balance and developing positive skills and attitude. If you want to progress and develop, then this programme is for you.
The programme comprises four days over a three-month period and a workbook to be completed between sessions.
This short webinar is a useful refresher about the overall purpose and outcomes of SRD (appraisal) and an opportunity to consider what you can do to help ensure an effective discussion as reviewee and/or reviewer. Whether you work in a research, teaching or professional service area, SRD (appraisal) provides the opportunity for individuals to engage in constructive discussion with supervisors, managers or academic/research colleagues about current and future work and personal and career development.
The webinar will have limited opportunity for discussion due to time, for further content, please view the online module Effective Staff Review and Development: Online Course and the LinkedIn pathway LinkedIn Learning: Staff Review and Development All Staff.
Learning and Development bitesize resources are short and high impact; including videos, quick tips guides and interactive bitesize modules. Develop your skills and knowledge quickly, easily, when you need. They complement face to face events and more in-depth online modules.
Stages of Problem Solving: Bitesize
Learning and Development bitesize resources are short and high impact; including videos, quick tips guides and interactive bitesize modules. Develop your skills and knowledge quickly, easily, when you need. They complement face to face events and more in-depth online modules.
Stakeholder Management: Bitesize
Learning and Development bitesize resources are short and high impact; including videos, quick tips guides and interactive bitesize modules. Develop your skills and knowledge quickly, easily, when you need. They complement face to face events and more in-depth online modules.
The Project Management Community of Practice brings you project management topics in bite sized chunks. Listen to your colleagues from across Collegiate Cambridge discuss all things project management. Click the links below to listen to the podcast:
Podcast 1: Meet the Core Group - Hosted by Ellie Wolmark from the CRUK Cambridge Centre, the Core Team tell you who they are, what their role is and discuss why they joined the CoP.
Podcast 2: Interesting Routes into Project Management part 1 - There is no one route into project management. Tori Helmer and Heather Biggs tell us their stories and give insights into their career journeys.
Podcast 3: Interesting Routes into Project Management part 2 - The second part of this podcast features Bethan Everson and Katie Light telling their stories.
Podcast 4: An Introduction to Communications - Katie Edwards and Craig Brierley give a fantastic overview of what comms entails, and how you can use it within a project for maximum impact.
Podcast 5: An Introduction to Stakeholder Management - Greg Strachan and Sally Measures give their take on Stakeholder Management within a project.
Podcast 6: An introduction to Retrospectives - Holly Cox and Signe Jensen talk about what retrospectives mean within project management.
Podcast 7: Data Management - Carrie Brennan talks about data management within a project.
Podcast 8: Change Management - Narinder Bains and Tim Laws talk about change management.
Podcast 9: Mentoring - Freya Villis talks about mentoring at the University and the self-match mentoring scheme.
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The Project Management Community of Practice brings you project management topics in bite sized chunks. Listen to your colleagues from across Collegiate Cambridge discuss all things project management. Click the links below to listen to the podcast:
Podcast 1: Meet the Core Group - Hosted by Ellie Wolmark from the CRUK Cambridge Centre, the Core Team tell you who they are, what their role is and discuss why they joined the CoP.
Podcast 2: Interesting Routes into Project Management part 1 - There is no one route into project management. Tori Helmer and Heather Biggs tell us their stories and give insights into their career journeys.
Podcast 3: Interesting Routes into Project Management part 2 - The second part of this podcast features Bethan Everson and Katie Light telling their stories.
Podcast 4: An Introduction to Communications - Katie Edwards and Craig Brierley give a fantastic overview of what comms entails, and how you can use it within a project for maximum impact.
Podcast 5: An Introduction to Stakeholder Management - Greg Strachan and Sally Measures give their take on Stakeholder Management within a project.
Podcast 6: An introduction to Retrospectives - Holly Cox and Signe Jensen talk about what retrospectives mean within project management.
Podcast 7: Data Management - Carrie Brennan talks about data management within a project.
Podcast 8: Change Management - Narinder Bains and Tim Laws talk about change management.
Podcast 9: Mentoring - Freya Villis talks about mentoring at the University and the self-match mentoring scheme.